by support | Jul 29, 2016 | history, Rural Electric, Rural Missouri
Your Missouri Electric Cooperatives have a long and proud history. Just how old are Missouri’s Electric Cooperatives? Many of them date back to President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and to the establishment of the Rural Electrification Act (REA). At least five of...
by support | Jul 15, 2016 | Electricity, Regulation, Reliability
Missouri’s Electric Cooperatives work hard to ensure that you have access to reliable, affordable energy. Blackouts and brownouts can still occur, though, and they can have negative effects on your health, home, and business.Read more: Blackouts &...
by support | Jul 15, 2016 | history, NRECA, Rural Electric
This year is the 80th birthday of the Rural Electrification Act (REA). The REA, which was enacted in 1936 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as part of the New Deal, helped bring electricity to some of Missouri’s rural areas for the first time. In fact, if...
by support | Jul 8, 2016 | Dock Shock, Safety
Electric Shock Drowning (ESD) — or “Dock Shock” — deaths have made the news several times in recent years, but the ESD deaths that you’ve seen in the news may only represent a small number of the actual ESD deaths in Missouri.ESD gained public attention in Missouri in...
by support | Jul 8, 2016 | Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Summer
Does Missouri’s hot and humid summer weather have you sweating this month’s electric bill? You’re not alone. Across the state, Missouri Electric Cooperative Member-Owners use air conditioning to drop the humidity and cool the air, but you also worry...
